Rigby, S and Milsom, C.V (2000) 'Origins, evolution, and diversification of zooplankton.' Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 31 (1). pp. 293-313. ISSN 0066-4162
Abstract
Fossil plankton are difficult to identify but have formed a major component of most marine ecosystems throughout geological time. The earliest fossil heterotrophs include planktic forms, and subsequent adaptive innovations quickly appeared in the plankton; these include metazoans and animals with hard parts. Movement into the plankton occurred sporadically throughout geological history and seems to have been independent of any biological or environmental forcing mechanism. Subsequent radiations and extinctions in the cohort of plankton closely reflect events in the benthos. The diversity of zooplankton rose quickly during the early Paleozoic era, but low plankton diversity characterized the late Paleozoic. Significant radiations during early Mesozoic times led to an overall increase in diversity through the Phanerozoic eon. As the composition of the zooplankton has changed, so has their effect on biogeochemical cycles.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | plankton; migration; benthos; geology; invertebrate; palaeontology |
| Divisions: | Chancelry and Research Management |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.31.1.293 |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jan 2018 22:20 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2022 19:15 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/10581 |
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